Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1429, James Faxon, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Faxon, James Bills, Susan
W. 1429
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

10816 New Hampshire
James Faxon
of Sullivan in the State of N H who was a Matross in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Col Lincoln in the N H line for 9 Mths 21 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 40 Dollars 41 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Apr 1833 and sent to Greenleaf Washington N H
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $80.82
Transm. allowance ending 4 per 20.20
$101.02
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H M c Blain Clerk, Book 2. Vol. 1. Page 85.

✓ 1.430 New Hampshire, Concord Susan Hills, former widow of James Faxon who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Mahara
N o 60 Pine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 41
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818.
3 rd February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Aug 1853 and sent to
Dana Greenleaf Washington Sullivan Co. N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 1818 , Page 16 Vol. A
3/53
1853

James Saxon Washington N.Y. by Daniel Greenleaf agt
20/22

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Sullivan } ss.
On this 28 th day of August personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas  James Faxon a resident of Washington in the County of Sullivan and State of New-Hampshire, aged Sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1782 with _____ and served in the regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers :
capt Simonds commanding a company of Matros, stationed on Fort Hill in Boston That he enlisted some time in the fall of 1782 and served until he was dis- charged in the summer or fall of 1783.
He further declares that he did not join any Regiment nor did he know any other Commander than Col. Lincoln.
He is not certain whether Captain Lincoln belonged to the Continental or Massachusetts State Troops if the former the evidence will be found at Washington City if the latter it may be found at the office of the Sec- retary of the State of Massachusetts - unless the evidence of his services can be found at
one of these places, he does not know that he can get any, as he is he does not know of any person here.

one of this places, he does not know that he can get any, as he is he does not know of any person living who served with him. He further declares that she was born in Braintree Massachusetts, and this recorded, that he lived there at the time of his enlistment. He now resides in Washington N.H. & has resided there for forty three years last past.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
James Faxon
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I Clerk Benj. B. Faxon of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Faxon for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28th day of August 1832
B. B. Faxon

James Faxon, N Hampshire
Matros 9 Mo 20 days
$210.41.
20/22
D. Greenleaf Washington N H

BRIEF in the case of  James Haxon  60 of Sullivan in the State of N H  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before the Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      Matthos  fall In 17 82 enlisted  summer of 1783 discharged  9 21 As a Private  Gen. G. Lincoln —  did not belong to any Regiment   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Braintree Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attested agreeably to the regulations 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Edward D Bangs Certifies  George Taylor  That he served as above and Examining Clerk.  That the 60 belonged  to Col Rivers Regt

L. W. B. W. 1429.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
December 14, 1898.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that James Faxon made an application for pension on August 28, 1832, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and his pension was allowed for nine months and twenty-one days' actual service as a matross in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Braintree, Mass., and served under Capt. Lincoln and Col. Revere.
Susan Hill, former widow of James Faxon, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Edward C. Battis,
Salem, Mass.
81 Washington St.

Pension Office Aug. 16/53
Sir Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
H Burt Esqr
S. Cale
3 Aud
for Comr
Present
James Faxon, Act 1832 $40.41. p. an. — Died 30 th March 1842, paid to his death.
H Burt Auditor.

June 4. 1853
101937
Aph. of Susan
Hills formerly wid: of James Laxon
10816
N. H. P. $40.41
Act 3d Feby: 1853.
Rev:
Amount of Account
Allowed $40 41 / 100 per share Com. Feb. 3. 1853
Danl Greenleaf
Washington Sullivan Co: N.H.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Washington AM June 2.
Dear
L. P. Waldo Esq.,
553
Commr. of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Dec 14 '98 E C Butts Salem, Mass
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
1429
Susan Hill (formerly Widow.
James Clayton Matross. Rev. War.
Act
Feb. 3, 1858.
Index:—Vol.
A
Page
333
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Will of James Payton.
(3-469.)
Bureau of Pensions.
With File Application No. 1429 OK
Certificate No. _____
NAME OF SOLDIER, _____
_____
Co. _____, Reg't _____
INFORMATION DESIRED.
A. L. Papers

ON THE
Salem, Mass.
John Mass. Nov. 17 1898
Am. Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir:
Will you kindly advise me whether or not James Frazier late of Washington  Polk County Co. N. H. was a Revolutionary Pensioner since whose about 1840. If so for what service was granted him pension granted.
Yours cordially - Edward C. Battin
Edward C. Battin

Edward C. Battie, Counsellor at Law, 81 WASHINGTON ST. SALEM, MASS.
Salem, Mass., Dec. 7th, 1898.
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Referring to your circular received yesterday relative to practising before the Pension Department, would say in reference to my letter of inquiry that I did not request the information as an attorney wishing to practise before your Department, but as a private citizen asking such information purely for historical purposes.
The information desired was whether or not James Faxon, of New Hampshire, appears by your records as a Revolutionary pensioner, and, if so, for what service was his pension granted.
Yours truly,
Edward C. Battie

2 Declaration of the Widow of J. Haxon

State of New Hampshire } County of Cheshire }
On this 17 th day of May A.D. 1853. Personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Cheshire State of New Hampshire Susan ay Hills a resident of Alstead in the county of Cheshire and State aforesaid, aged Fifty five years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of James de Saxon, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, for which he was granted a pension under the Law of eighteen hundred and thirty two and inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire agency at Concord N.H. at the rate (I believe) $40.40 per annum payable on the 4 th of March and 4 th September, that his Certificate was surrendered to the agent at Concord N.H. soon after his death; You are Respectfully referred to the evidence on file office with his application for a pension in the Pension for the Justice of my claim.
She further declares that she was Married to the said James Saxon at Marlow county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire on the twenty fifth day of December eighteen hundred and twenty five; That he died at Washington New Hampshire on the thirtieth day of March eighteen hundred and forty two, leaving her a widow, that she was not Married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time

before stated. She further declares that she was again Married to Elijah my Hills of Alstead in the County and State aforesaid on January twenty seventh eighteen hundred and forty five at said Alstead. That her said husband Elijah Hills died at said Alstead on the twenty sixth day of November eighteen hundred and fifty one, and that she is now a widow. The truth of her statements will fully appear by the records in the Pension office and documents accompanying these declarations.
Susannah Hills
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me in open court
Larkin Baker Judge of Probate

Washington D. C. June 2, 1853.
Sir,
Enclosed I send the declaration of Susan Hills formerly the wife and widow of James Faxon of this town, and a Pensioner of the No. S. for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the 2, section of the Act of Feb. 3, 1853. Said Faxon was a private in Capt. Lincoln's Company of Artillery stationed on one the forts in Boston, or vicinity, and served until the close of the war; he was a native of Braintree Mass. was born Aug. 24, 1764.
The documents accompanying the declaration are; No. 1. Certificate of her marriage to said Faxon No. 2. Deposition of the Hon. Jos. Healy of the death of said Faxon. No. 3. Certificate of Publication of said Susan to Elijah Hills. No. 4. Deposition of her marriage to said Hills.
I hope you will find all the evidence required by your Department, and that a cer-

tificate will be granted. P. S. Please to acknowledge the receipt of these papers.
Respectfully your ob st Sgt. Dan l Greenleaf
L. P. Waldo Esq. Commr. of Pensions, Washington, } D. C.

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County ss. } I Leonard Risio. Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of said State, for said county, do hereby certify, that Barnabas C. Peter before whom the annexed affidavit of Edmund Jones was made, was, at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said county; that Asahel Glover before whom the annexed affidavit of Samuel S. Vilas was made, was, at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said county; that Alden S. Thurston before whom the annexed affidavit of George Bates and Cynthia Bates was made, was, at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said county; That at said several dates of said affidavits each of said Justices were duly authorized to administer oaths and take depositions, and that their several signatures thereto are in my belief genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this twenty third day of May A.D. 1853.
Leonard Risio. Clerk

the ... of ... the ...

State of New Hampshire County of Cheshire Town of Marlow
December twenty fifth eighteen hundred and twenty five.
Marrried by Rev d Amos Tenney James Saxon Esq r of Washington to Mrs Susan Hall of Marlow
Edmund Jones Jr. Clerk of Marlow I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows.
(December 25 1825)
Edmund Jones Town Clerk of Marlow I Edmund Jones above named Depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Marlow and state of New Hampshire county of Cheshire and that the above extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Edmund Jones Clerk of said Town Cheshire ss }
Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty first day of May A.D. 1853 Barnabas C. Peters Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire County of Cheshire
I Saml S Vilas Town Clerk of the Town of Alstead in the state and county aforesaid notify and say that I have examined the records of said town for the purpose of finding the Marriage of Elijah Hills and Susan Saxon of this town no such record can be found as is the case with the Marriage of many others in town, but I find the intention of Marriage recorded January the seventh eighteen hundred and forty five I also find the following, Alstead January twenty seventh eighteen hundred and forty five in fair legable figures, "certificate of legal Publication granted by me
Ansel Glover Town Clerk
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legable figures as follows,
January 27. 1845.
Saml S. Vilas Town Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this twelfth day of May) AD. 1853.
Before me Ansel Glover justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept r 22 d . 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that James Faxon has served in Captain Amos Lincoln's Company in Colonel Revere's Reg t for the term of Nine Months & twenty one days as a Matross from the first day of November 1782 & discharged in August 21 1783.
Edward D Bangs. Sec y .

Marriage & Hills
1871

State of New Hampshire County of Cheshire } ss
We the subscribers of Alstead in said county Depose and say that we were present at the Marriage of Mr Elijah Hills and Mrs Susan Saxon on the twentyseventh day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty five, That the Marriage was solemnized at the House of George Cater in said Alstead by Elder Grafton who was duly authorized
George Cater
Cynthia later
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Fourteenth day of May A.D. 1853.
Alden S. Thurston Justice of the Peace
And I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named disponents and consider them entitled to full credit.
Alden S. Thurston - jus. of Peace.

Hills
Hills

Hills Brief in the case of Susan Hills widow of James Taxon Cheshire County and State of New Hampshire at of Feb 3 1853
Claim. ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited. (if original.)
Is it documentary, testimonial, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of 1832 at $40 \frac{41}{100} per annum
Private
Marriage proof - cr vits?
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Death " aud? report.
Identity (circumstantial)
Name and residence of Agent
Daniel Greenleaf Washington Gallin Co N.H.
Examining Clerk.
J. L. Gray

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss
} At a Court of Probate held at Keene in said County on the third Tuesday of May A D 1853 It was proved to the satisfaction of the Judge of said Court that Elijah Hills of Atstead in said County died on the twenty sixth day of November eighteen hundred and fifty one leaving a widow, who before her marriage with said Hills was the widow of James Faxon of Washington in the County of Sullivan in said State
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court at Keene this seventeenth day of May eighteen hundred and fifty three
Geo. W. Sturtevant Register

No 2
Devotion of Jos. Hasty Death of J. Hanson Esq.
200

State of New Hampshire } County of Sullivan }
I Joseph Healy of Washington in said county Depose and say that I was for many years acquain- ted with James Taxon Esq a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U.S. That he died at said Washington in the spring of the year eighteen hundred and forty two, that I was ap- pointed Administrator on his estate on the 20 th day of April 1842; that said Taxon left a Widow by the name of Susan
Jos. Healy
Sworn to and subscribed this 6 th day of May A.D. 1853 before me And I certify that said deponent is entitled to full credit
Sullivan W. Healy, Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Sullivan County Is.
I J McGillicue Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Sullivan W. Healy, was on the sixth day of May 1853 & State is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the signature above written purporting to be his is in my belief genuine Given under my hand & the seal of the Court the 21 st day of May A.D. 1853 J McGillicue Clerk